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Characteristics of soil salinity and its impact on rice yield of coastal rice fields in West Aceh

Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management · Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026) · pp. 10115–10125

DOI
10.15243/jdmlm.2026.132.10115
ISSN
2502-2458, 2339-076X
Published
2026-04-01
Publisher
Brawijaya University
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Abstract

Increasing soil salinity led to a decline in rice yield, particularly in the coastal areas of West Aceh affected by the 2004 tsunami. This study aimed to examine the characteristics of soil salinity in the coastal rice fields of West Aceh during the rainy and dry growing seasons, and to evaluate its impact on rice yield. Soil sampling was conducted using purposive sampling during two growing seasons: the dry growing season (April-September 2024) and the rainy growing season (October 2024-March 2025). Clustering analysis showed that three clusters (sodic and saline-sodic) formed during the dry season, while two clusters (sodic and non-saline non-sodic) formed during the rainy season. The Suak Pante Breuh site changed cluster membership, being sodic in the dry season and non-saline non-sodic in the rainy season. Among all soil chemical properties, soil electrical conductivity (EC) and sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) showed the strongest negative correlations with rice yield, particularly during the dry growing season (r = -0.55; r = -0.50). This study found that rice yield was more affected by salinity than by sodicity. This was illustrated in the Suak Timah 5 site, which was classified as sodic during the rainy season but showed similar rice yields to non-saline and non-sodic sites. In contrast, during the dry season, this site was classified as saline–sodic and recorded lower rice yields than other locations that were classified as sodic.

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  • Hasanuddin University
  • Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Diponegoro University
  • Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • National University of Malaysia
  • Yogyakarta State University
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Eko HanudinAffiliation unknown8
Ani WidiastutiAffiliation unknown4
Rina KartikawatiAffiliation unknown4
Nasrudin NasrudinAffiliation unknown4
Arif WibowoAffiliation unknown3
Siti SubandiyahAffiliation unknown3
Endang SulistyaningsihAffiliation unknown3
Seca GandasecaUniversiti Putra Malaysia2
Laurna NyangonUniversiti Putra Malaysia2
Priyono SuryantoUniversitas Gadjah Mada2
Taufan AlamAffiliation unknown2
Syamsiar S. RussengAffiliation unknown1
Wahiduddin WahiduddinHasanuddin University1
Suriah SuriahHasanuddin University1
Agus Bintara BirawidaHasanuddin University1
Healthy HidayantyHasanuddin University1
Sukri PalutturiHasanuddin University1
Nurul Syahriani SalahuddinHasanuddin University1
Jalaluddin Abdul MalekNational University of Malaysia1
Albert Empawi TinditUniversiti Putra Malaysia1
Ahmad Nur Syahmi ZainalUniversiti Putra Malaysia1
Bambang SuwignyoAffiliation unknown1
Sukirno Dwiasmoro PriantoAffiliation unknown1
Sumaryanto SumaryantoYogyakarta State University1
Iput PradikoAffiliation unknown1
Dhaffa Agung ThirafiAffiliation unknown1
Muhdan SyarovyAffiliation unknown1
Nuzul Hijri DarlanAffiliation unknown1
Sujadi SujadiAffiliation unknown1
St Novella Angelica HutagalungAffiliation unknown1
Rana FarrasatiAffiliation unknown1
Afiya Nadhifah SyarifAffiliation unknown1
Radhika Pingky MeilaniAffiliation unknown1
Didik IndradewaAffiliation unknown1
Endah NurwahyuniAffiliation unknown1

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